Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:06 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:59 PM
 In a move that can only be described as downright strange, the WWE has hired actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Scooby-Doo, I Know What You Did Last Summer) as a new member of its creative team.
Prinze is genuine fan who has been a celebrity blogger on the WWE Fan Nation site and often attends wrestling events, such as the RAW/Saturday Night's Main Event taping earlier this week and WrestleMania.
Prinze is married to actress Sarah Michelle Gellar…who likely thinks this is a bad idea….but that’s just my guess…
411mania.com: WWE News: Freddie Prinze, Jr. Joins Creative Team
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Tags: Movies, Sports
Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:58 PM
Earlier today in the greater Los Angeles area, the earth shook. People were in panic, phone calls were made, and some G4 employees ran under their desk pulling out their iPhone....to play Super Monkey Ball.
However, in the midst of a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, a woman by the name of Verdell Wilson acted immediately during her gynecologist exam in the LA office - she twittered.
"As soon as I got dressed, I twittered my experience from my cell phone," Wilson said. Due to the abundance of calls during emergencies, CNET reported that twittering or texting may be the best way to communicate. AT&T spokesman John Britton said that the "texting network" won't be as congested as getting a phone call through.
So next time during an emergency, remember, texts are faster than voices....
CNET: Los Angeles earthquake chokes phone calls, not Twitter
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Tags: Tech
Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:42 PM
Announced today, Electronic Arts has earned over $90 million in digital sales in the first quarter of its 2008 fiscal year.
In just three months, the third-party colossus generated income from direct downloads of PC titles and mobile games found on the EA Store. Also, the company's soundtrack venture, EA Store's Trax division, contributed in the digital sales from titles such as SimCity Socities.
This sales achievement may help out the company's expected announcement of a major financial loss last quarter.
ShackNews: EA Generates $90 Million in Digital Distribution Sales in Three Months
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Tags: Videogames
Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:10 PM
Well aside from the borked iPhone 3G launch, it seems that the MobileMe service didn't go quite as well as Apple planned.
Apparently since its simultaneous release with the 2.0 firmware, the subscription-service was preventing users to send/receive emails, sync their devices, and even deleting some of the user's contacts. In response, Apple created an "apologetic" blog, stating that they have fixed over 70 bugs, however, %10 of the email lost may be gone forever.
MobileMe works by storing data and information exchanged via "cloud computing", but however, as one of the affected users said on a blog, everything had "evaporated". According to Apple's blog, the rest of the issues will be resolved within the coming days.
BBCNews: Apple blogs to disaffected users
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Tags: Apple, iPhone, Other People's Misfortune, Tech
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:04 PM
Incoming hostile new screenshots! Trick out your super-sonic war machine of destruction in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360) with what else that says badass military fighter pilot... cute lil' anime girls? Check out the latest Ace Combat 6 DLC below.
Click the image below for the Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
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Tags: E3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by John Manalang - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:43 PM
Web philosopher and Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, famous for his statement "the internet is a series of tubes", was indicted today, up to seven counts, for not telling the truth to the Feds when asked about his Senate financial forms. Yes, he's now facing a "big truck" of problems.
Stevens made the comment during a debate on net neutrality, stating that the world wide web can be clogged with information. He is one of the Senate's longest seated members, as his career in the political seat could be dated back as far as the 1970s. But back then, only water ran down tubes.
We wish you luck Mr. Stevens and may your internet phenomenon grace the tubes for a long time!
CNET: Internet 'Series of Tubes' Senator Indicted
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